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The DMF is crucial in monitoring progress and assessing program accomplishments.

Project Number: 41373-012, 41373-013
Project Name: Public Financial Management for Rural Development Program
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Local economic development requires local governments to expand their service delivery to include the business community and identify opportunities to better serve the private sector.

Project Number: 44253-013
Project Name: Local Government Finance and Fiscal Decentralization Reform Program - Subprogram 1
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The use of and benefits from enhanced tools and regulations can be maximized by the provision of appropriate incentives.

Project Number: 44253-013
Project Name: Local Government Finance and Fiscal Decentralization Reform Program - Subprogram 1
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Technical assistance (TA) and performance incentives can boost the potential for success of reform programs.

Project Number: 44253-013
Project Name: Local Government Finance and Fiscal Decentralization Reform Program - Subprogram 1
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There is a need to determine if public financial reforms should be undertaken within the context of sector investments or separately.

Project Number: 46220-006
Project Name: Infrastructure Sustainability Support Program (Phase 2)
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The introduction of a lease contract for water service delivery was innovative in the Armenia and former Soviet Union state context, which provides a model for other countries to consider.

Project Number: 46220-006
Project Name: Infrastructure Sustainability Support Program (Phase 2)
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In designing the desired outputs that are linked to higher-level results, it is important to be consistent within particular operations and across operations that form the program.

Project Number: 36172-063
Project Name: Strengthening Public Management Program
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Strengthening PFM systems at subnational levels requires delineation of key institutional arrangements of the chosen federal system, careful selection of intervention, attention to connecting subnational PFM to the main PFM reform agenda, and productive engagement of key national agencies to reduce unhealthy competition in achieving reforms.

Project Number: 36172-063
Project Name: Strengthening Public Management Program
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Strengthening public financial management )PFM) in a country that is undertaking peace building and state restructuring is challenging; therefore, working toward a long-term horizon, in a flexible way, and with attention to sequencing and overall coherence, is essential.

Project Number: 36172-063
Project Name: Strengthening Public Management Program
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Continuing TA support is required to ensure the sustainability of the program, especially to enhance domestic savings (output 3), and the increased mobilization of private resources focused on mobilizing private savings (output 4). Private savings through pensions and a more developed capital market will mobilize long-term finance. These reforms, however, are long-term in nature involving legislative changes and institutional strengthening.

Project Number: 48044-001, 48044-004, 48044-005
Project Name: Improving Domestic Resource Mobilization for Inclusive Growth Program
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A lack of assessment and monitoring of contingent liabilities causing fiscal risk and limited coverage of public financial management affecting expenditure and fiscal consolidation was an additional risk identified for subprograms 2 and 3.

Project Number: 48044-001, 48044-004, 48044-005
Project Name: Improving Domestic Resource Mobilization for Inclusive Growth Program
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The DMF was reasonably well-designed and the performance indicators—with the exception of the initial program impact indicators—targets, and baseline data were precise and generally easily measurable. However, the PCR assessed the program against the DMF prepared for subprogram 3, which, like subprogram 2 had no indicators to measure impact, although these were included for subprogram 1.

Project Number: 48044-001, 48044-004, 48044-005
Project Name: Improving Domestic Resource Mobilization for Inclusive Growth Program
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Effective coordination and implementation arrangements foster the success of programs/projects.

Project Number: 41373-012, 41373-013
Project Name: Public Financial Management for Rural Development Program
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Implementation of reforms takes time and requires long-term commitment and support.

Project Number: 41373-012, 41373-013
Project Name: Public Financial Management for Rural Development Program
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Alignment with government priorities favors the successful implementation of reform programs.

Project Number: 41373-012, 41373-013
Project Name: Public Financial Management for Rural Development Program
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